Love’s Cunning Ruse

Chapter 288

“Whose mom?” Daphne quickened her pace, reaching the table.

Lionel helped her pull out a chair, his firm grip on her shoulders gently guiding her to sit, “Our mom, Mrs. Flores.”

“My mom gave you the keys to my apartment? Really, Lord Lion, you trying to fool me? Did you…” Daphne was about to suggest that he might have made a copy of her key the last time she left it at his place.

But as her gaze met Lionel’s enchanting hazel eyes, Daphne suddenly lost her nerve. The words that were on the tip of her tongue turned into something else.

“Did you see that I left the door unlocked last night and decided to come in?”

Lionel pulled out a key and waved it in front of her. “I had no idea you had a habit of leaving your door unlocked at night. Or did you do it on purpose, hoping I’d come over?”

“Lord Lion… Do you think this is some sort of morning sitcom?” Daphne rolled her eyes at him.

“Hmm?” Lionel’s tone rose slightly.

Daphne immediately took a spoonful of yogurt bowl and put it in her mouth, then exaggeratedly gave a thumbs up. “Delicious!”

“Took quite a while to make,” he replied casually.

“Did you make it yourself?” She looked at the yogurt in front of her with a hint of surprise. It tasted great and looked like something you’d get at a fancy place, not something Lionel would make.

Yet he affirmed with one simple words, “Duh.”

“Lord Lion, let me see your hands.” Daphne reached out to Lionel.

He extended his hand, and Daphne put down her spoon and opened his palm. It was soft and smooth, evidently well taken care of.

Daphne scoffed lightly, “Look at these hands, they haven’t seen a day’s hard work. I don’t believe for a second you made this. There’s no shame in not being able to cook, I can’t cook either!”

Lionel lightly tapped Daphne’s head, “Is not being able to cook something to be proud of?”

thought for a moment, it was

do laundry or clean either. Either my mom comes over to clean my apartment, or I hire a maid. My dad adores me, he’s

by her candidness.

image, only to make a fool of themselves. But Daphne, perhaps because she didn’t expect anything serious to

Daphne started to feel embarrassed. She touched her nose and said, “Seems like there’s

be proud.” The man sitting across

“What?”

Mrs. Lionel, not knowing how to cook, clean, or do

heart was racing uncontrollably, even covering

was whispering sweet nothings that made her heart flutter. She took a deep breath, barely managing to calm herself down. Then, pretending as if nothing had happened, she gave him a sweet smile, “Lord Lion, you sure know how to charm a

changed the subject, “Did you really get the keys from my mom? How did you manage

hard

her marrying into a wealthy family, who were against her marrying Lionel,

in just over a month, her parents would do a complete 180 and even give Lionel the keys to her apartment! She

said, “I threatened your

jaw dropped. So the secret weapon was

furrowing her brows, “How did

If they disagreed, I would simply kidnap her. Neither their

her neck and look at Lionel with caution.

crying, “Lord Lion, you’re joking, right? You didn’t actually say that to my parents, did

did, word for

Lionel’s arm, “And they still gave you the keys? And

to toe, “Are you injured anywhere? Did you hit your

dad didn’t lay a finger on me because I had

Lionel must have taken a gang to stir up trouble. And he must have brought experts with him, otherwise he wouldn’t have

indeed bring someone with him when he went to the Flores family. But it wasn’t a gang like Daphne imagined, it

well-known lawyer named Tandy. And he did repeat his threats

Daphne’s parents sat on the

first to speak, his voice firm, addressing Lionel directly, “Stay away from us, Lionel. And don’t worry about the child Daphne’s carrying. She made up her mind to have it, and we, the Flores family, have never feared rumors or idle talk. We raised Daphne just fine, and we can certainly handle one more. We have no desire to climb social ladders